It’s the classic chicken-and-egg argument. What’s responsible for the recent rise in certain sexually transmitted infections (STI)?  According to the CDC, the rate of new infections from the atypical pathogen Chlamydia set a new record with 1.1 million new cases in 2007. Together, with frequent comorbid agent, N. gonorrhea, the number of new infections topped 1.5 million in that time frame.  Better testing techniques lead to accurate and timely reports to state health departments, without a doubt. But one has to wonder, are we doing enough to drive home the message of safe sexual methods to prevent these rates of STIs? | LINK

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